tyranny
英 ['t?r(?)n?]
美 ['t?r?ni]
- n. 暴政；專橫；嚴(yán)酷；殘暴的行為（需用復(fù)數(shù)）
中文詞源
tyranny 暴君統(tǒng)治，暴政來自 tyrant,暴君，-y,表行為。
英文詞源
- tyranny (n.)
- late 14c., "cruel or unjust use of power; the government of a tyrant," from Old French tyranie (13c.), from Late Latin tyrannia "tyranny," from Greek tyrannia "rule of a tyrant, absolute power," from tyrannos "master" (see tyrant).
雙語例句
- 1. As President, he affirmed that no tyranny went unnoticed.
- 他以總統(tǒng)的名義宣稱沒有對任何暴行置若罔聞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.
- 我是唯一受母親嚴(yán)加管制的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a victim of oppression and tyranny
- 壓迫和暴政的受害者
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy.
- 猜疑使君王傾向于專制,使丈夫傾向于妒忌.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Love is a sweet tyranny , because the lover endures his torment willingly.
- 愛情是甜蜜的暴政, 情人甘心忍受它的折磨.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》